No. 24 OU to Close Regular Season at Texas Tech

²⁴Oklahoma at Texas Tech
Oct. 28 | 7 p.m. CT | Lubbock, Texas

STATISTICAL COMPARISON
	OU	TTU
Record	12-4-2	8-7-2
Big 12 Record	4-2-1	1-6-0
Goals	32	19
Assists	23	8
Points	87	46
Shots	255	257
Corner Kicks	73	84
Saves	58	75
Shutouts	7	5
Goals Allowed	17	18

NORMAN — The No. 24 Oklahoma soccer team concludes its regular season with a road conference match at Texas Tech on Friday. The match is slated for a 7 p.m. CT start in Lubbock, Texas.

GAMEDAY STORYLINES

CLOSING STRONG
OU heads to Lubbock, Texas, on Friday for a Big 12 showdown against Texas Tech as it looks to finish its regular season slate with another victory. Currently, the Sooners hold a 4-2-1 record in conference competitions and will look to match the school record for Big 12 wins (five in 2005 and 2010). The match will stream through TexasTech.tv (subscription required).

CHASING HISTORY
With 12 wins this season, the Sooners have the opportunity to match the school record for victories (13 in 2005) if they secure a win at Texas Tech on Friday night. The 12 victories already represent the most for a Sooner squad under head coach Matt Potter.

SHUTOUT STADE
So far this season, redshirt senior Kassidie Stade and the OU defense have tallied seven shutouts, including three in Big 12 play. This ties Stade for the OU single-season record of seven (Stade, 2015; Jennifer Nichols, 2005 and 2006) and brings her career total to 18, matching Catherine Wade (2001-04) for the most in program history.

ROAD TRIP
Away from Norman this season, the Sooners have won eight matches, posting a 7-2-0 overall record in road games and a 1-0-0 mark in neutral site contests. From Sept. 4 - Sept. 18, OU tallied five straight victories, marking the first time the Sooners have ever won five consecutive matches away from John Crain Field. Additionally, the seven true road wins are the most in a single year for the Sooners (won five in 2004, 2010), and the eight total away wins are a program record (had seven in 2010).

RPI UPDATE
The Sooners jumped four spots in this week's NCAA Women's RPI, moving to No. 5, their highest of the season. OU has been ranked in the top nine in each of the five listings. West Virginia leads the Big 12 at No. 2, and the seven other conference squads also find themselves within the top 70 in Kansas (No. 21), Iowa State (No. 34), Oklahoma State (No. 55), Texas Tech (No. 56), TCU (No. 60), Texas (No. 69) and Baylor (No. 70).

KANSAS CITY BOUND
Currently sitting in a tie for third in the conference standings, the Sooners have secured one of eight berths in the Big 12 Championships, scheduled for Nov. 2-6 in Kansas City, Mo., but their seed is to be determined. Along with OU, West Virginia, Kansas, Baylor, Iowa State and Oklahoma State have all guaranteed their spots at the tournament. TCU, Texas and Texas Tech will be vying for the final two slots, with the Horned Frogs and Longhorns set to face each other on Friday.

20 YEARS OF OKLAHOMA SOCCER
This season, the Sooners are celebrating 20 years of the OU soccer program, which was founded in 1996.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Sooners played a split weekend, battling to a 2-2 draw vs. Kansas on Friday, Oct. 21, before picking up a 1-0 non-conference win at Cal St. Northridge on Sunday, Oct. 23.

• Redshirt senior goalkeeper Kassidie Stade tallied her seventh shutout of the season and 18th of her career on Sunday, matching the school records for both.

• Against Kansas, Liz Keester and Madison Saliba generated all of OU's offense on their senior night, with both notching a goal and assisting on each other's scores.

• Redshirt freshman forward/midfielder Kyle Escobedo tallied a late goal in the 89th minute off a through ball up the middle from Keester to give the Sooners the 1-0 win at CSUN. The goal was the first of Escobedo's career, while Keester added her sixth assist of the season.

SCOUTING REPORT

TEXAS TECH
• Texas Tech enters the match with an 8-7-2 overall record, including a 1-6-0 mark in Big 12 contests. The Red Raiders have posted a 6-3-1 record at home.

• Currently, they sit in last place in the standings and will need a win on Friday in order to advance to next week's conference tournament. The Red Raiders have lost five straight matches, four of those by a narrow margin of 1-0. TTU's Big 12 win came on Sept. 25 by a score of 3-0 against Iowa State.

• Nine Red Raiders have combined to score 19 Texas Tech goals, with freshman forward Jade King leading the way with five. Junior defender Rebekah O'Brien (three), freshman midfielder Jordie Harr (two) and sophomore forward Gwennie Puente (two) have also tallied multiple scores. Harr leads the squad with three assists this season, while O'Brien has two.

• Senior Lauren Watson has played every minute in goal for the Red Raiders this season, corralling 75 saves, posting five shutouts and allowing 18 goals (1.03 GAA).

UP NEXT

The Sooners head to Kansas City, Mo., to compete at the Big 12 Championship. The tournament is held at Swope Soccer Village, and seeding will be determined following the conclusion of the regular season on Friday.